Digital technologies and activism in authoritarian contexts and beyond /

Provides a critical, global perspective on the contested relationship between technology, activism and democracyExamines how digital technologies mediate power dynamics within authoritarian and other regimes and shape the possibilities and limitations of activismExplores how activists navigate techn...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Ahmed, Zahid Shahab (Editor), Akbarzadeh, Shahram (Editor), Yilmaz, Ihsan (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2026]
Subjects:	Authoritarianism > Cross-cultural studies. Internet and activism. Political participation > Computer networks > Cross-cultural studies. Technology > Sociological aspects. Autoritarisme > Études transculturelles. Participation politique > Réseaux d'ordinateurs > Études transculturelles. Technologie > Aspect sociologique. POLITICAL SCIENCE / General. Authoritarianism Internet and activism Political participation > Computer networks Technology > Sociological aspects Cross-cultural studies

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Intersection of Digital Technologies, Authoritarianism and Online Dissent / Zahid Shahab Ahmed, Shahram Akbarzadeh, Ihsan Yilmaz
1 Technology, Power and Uneven Development: From the Steam Engine and Telegram to Artificial Intelligence / Govand Khalid Azeez
2 Internet in Iran: Battlefront of Ideas / Amin Naeni, Shahram Akbarzadeh
3 The Impact of China's Smart Digital Technologies on Uyghur Muslims in China and the Diaspora / Mettursun Beydulla
4 Digital Authoritarianism, Three Generations of Information Control and Government Disinformation in Turkey / Bulent Kenes, Ihsan Yilmaz
5 Authoritarian Approaches to Internet Governance and Its Incidence on Transnational Human Rights Advocacy Networks
Myanmar's Post-coup Reality / Guillemette Guicherd, Julia Ryng
6 The Rising Digital Authoritarianism in Pakistan / Saeed Ahmed Rid, Zahid Shahab Ahmed
7 Vocalised Resistance in Authoritarian Egypt's Cyberspace: A Study of Podcasts / Ihsan Yilmaz, Nadeen Madkour
8 Blockchain Technology in MENA: Impacts on Authoritarianism and Civil Activism / Anas Iqtait
9 Digital Platforms, Youth Activism and Illiberal and Authoritarian Governance: The Case of the Nigerian EndSARS Movement / Najimdeen Bakare
10 Digital Authoritarianism and Dissent: How Bangladeshi Activists Used Technology to Fight Authoritarianism / Saimum Parvez
11 Epistemic Contestations and Use/Misuse of OSINT in India / Feeza Vasudeva-Barkdull
12 Hacker Activism in Indonesia's Contemporary Democracy / Abdullah Faqih, Fahmi Rizki Fahroji
Conclusion: Navigating Digital Authoritarianism, Resistance and Uncertainties / Ihsan Yilmaz, Shahram Akbarzadeh, Zahid Shahab Ahmed
Index